Palettes / Colors / #5000CE

#5000CE — Vivid Purple

#5000CE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #5000CE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5000CE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7ECC00; it also sits naturally between #0018CC and #B400CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 0% · Blue 81%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5000CE

.text { color: #5000CE; }
.background { background-color: #5000CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5000CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 0, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5000CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 0, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5000CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 0, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5000CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5000CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5000CE

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Tones of #5000CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7ECC00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5000CE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5000CE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5000CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5000CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5000CD  ·  #5000CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5000CE?

#5000CE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 80, 0, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5000CE?

#5000CE is RGB 80, 0, 206 — HSL 263°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 61%, 100%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #5000CE?

Its complement is #7ECC00; analogous partners are #0018CC and #B400CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5000CE for text?

White text on #5000CE has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.23:1.